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Summit also has picked up rights for Italy, Benelux, Scandinavia, Japan and CIS.

Acquisition ends days of buzz about a possible domestic deal for the film, which attracted renewed incepted into the Cannes film festival. “Fair Game” is the only U.S. title in main competition.

CAA packaged the film and repped domestic rights. Pic was financed by River Road Entertainment, Participant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi.

Summit was a natural fit for the pic, both because Summit Intl. is handling foreign sales and because Summit has embraced serious dramas including “The Hurt Locker” and “The Ghost Writer.”

In 2003, Plame’s identity as a CIA agent was leaked to the press after her husband, former ambassador Joseph Wilson, publicly criticized the Bush administration’s rational for the Iraq war. She became the center of a political scandal and eventually resigned from the agency in 2005.

“Fair Game” is based on Plame’s memoir of the same name, and also draws from Wilson’s book “The Politics of Truth.” Adapted script was penned by Jez Butterworth and John Butterworth.

Summit co-chairs Patrick Wachsberger and Rob Friedman called the pic “a very strong, engaging thriller that will keep audiences on the edge of their seats.”

“We choose our partners based on a like-minded philosophy. Participant, River Road and Summit share our commitment to supporting films that not only entertain, but also raise awareness of issues and encourage social change,” Imagenation CEO Ed Borgerding said.